Amusement devices: games inventions 05/08

20080125202 - Game device, game implementation method, program and recording medium: In a case in which an action source object 201 and an action target object 202 are displayed, within a display range which changes in accordance with a movement of a player character, on a second LCD 12, on a front surface of which a touch panel is disposed, when... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080125203 - Game system: The body 12 of a race game machine 10 has a integrated display 14 which outputs game images common among the players, and the images display states of races of racehorses. In front of the body 12, a plurality of satellites 20 which are respectively used by the players are... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080125204 - Gaming apparatus and playing method of card game: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention including: a display capable of displaying a plurality of cards, a sugoroku (Japanese board game like “Snakes and Ladders”) board provided with a plurality of spaces, and a player's piece; an input switch capable of making an input of a hold and/or... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125205 - Gaming apparatus and playing method of card game: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention including: a display capable of displaying a plurality of cards, a sugoroku (Japanese board game like “Snakes and Ladders”) board provided with a plurality of spaces, and a player's piece; an input switch capable of making an input of a hold and/or... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125207 - Refund game: In a method of presenting and playing a game, one or more refund games may be awarded. Each refund game provides the player an opportunity for the award of winnings for winning game results. In addition, for each awarded game, the player is paid a refund. In one embodiment, a... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080125206 - Techniques to award bonuses to users based on a machine pay from another user: In one embodiment, it is determined when a pre-determined outcome occurs. The outcome may provide a predetermined machine pay that is awarded to a first user playing a game. One or more users are then determined based on a criteria for awarding a bonus. The one or more users include... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20080125208 - System and method for displaying gaming machine results: Virtual electronic bingo play comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable game play instructions for playing electronic bingo and having game play results; a display in electronic communications with the computer readable medium; a set of symbol information stored in the computer readable medium representing symbols displayed on the... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20080125211 - Apparatus, system and method for awarding progressive or jackpot prizes: Gaming methods and apparatus are described for providing a plurality of progressive prizes for a gaming system. Separate progressive prizes are maintained for each of a plurality of different wager options for a game playable on the gaming system. The progressive prizes can be maintained so as to reduce the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080125213 - Gaming apparatus: The gaming apparatus of the present invention provides a gaming apparatus comprising: a collect button with which a player can input receipt of a bonus; and a controller programmed so as to execute the processing of: (a) determining whether or not to generate a bonus; and (b) paying out a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125214 - Gaming device display: A gaming device has a matrix of symbols with several rows and columns. At least one of the symbols is configured to communicate a game outcome. A row indicator can selectively indicate each one of the plurality of rows and a column indicator can selectively indicate each one of the... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080125210 - Gaming machine and game control method: A gaming machine includes: a first display device which displays a plurality of symbols which can be variably displayed and stop displayed; a second display device which, being provided in front of the first display device, can display an image and can be switched to a transmissive condition or a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080125212 - Gaming system and method with multi-sided playing elements: A method for a gaming machine is described that includes displaying a representation of at least one multi-sided playing element having a plurality of faces, and selecting, according to random criteria, a symbol for display on a first presented face of each multi-sided playing element. The selection may be made... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080125209 - Symbol pushing gaming machine: A gaming machine for conducting a symbol pushing wagering game (40) includes a plurality of symbols (42) arranged in an array (44). The array (44) comprises at least one variable position (52) and a plurality of pass-through positions (54). At least one pass-through position is adjacent to the variable position.... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080125215 - Automated transaction machine: An automated retail terminal in which a plurality of goods and/or services are provided in an integrated system. The integrated system generally avoids duplicating hardware or functions in the course of delivering the goods or services offered, so for example in a combination ATM and Internet kiosk the same credit... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080125216 - Gaming machine for providing progressive dividend for insurance along with execution of games, and playing method of same: A gaming machine has a controller working, when a slot game to be displayed on a lower liquid crystal display is executed with an upper limit of wager bet by a player, to have the slot game counted by a counter for counting the number of times a rescue-set game... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080125217 - Distribution of verifiable executables: Indices and residues for executables are generated. The executables are members of a batch of executables and the generating is responsive to the batch. The index for any particular one of the executables indicates a relationship to the other executables of the batch. A batch signature is generated for the... Agent: Ibm Endicott (anthony England) Law Office Of Anthony England

20080125218 - Method of use for a commercially available portable virtual reality system: The present invention comprises a method of use for a commercially available portable virtual reality device comprising use of a portable virtual reality device for entertainment by one or more persons who are in a mentally and physically sedentary setting; and use of a virtual reality scenario that is related... Agent: Delain & Liebert, PLLC

20080125219 - Multi-layer display 3d server based portals: A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaming machine and... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080125221 - Displaying 3d characters in gaming machines: Embodiments of the invention include a method of performing a bonus event in a gaming machine that produces a gaming outcome. The method for performing a bonus event includes displaying a three-dimensional character; modifying the character based on one or more user selections; and controlling the character to influence the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080125220 - System and method of a game that shares a specific property of a character with team members: A video game on a computer readable media that has a plurality of team characters under a single control is disclosed. Action Points (an activity parameter) are assigned to each team character. The Action Points can be combined together and can be used by one or more of the team... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20080125222 - Game program, game device, and game method: A game program is provided which provides a video game with reality and improves a sense of realism of in the video game in a game program. In Step S21, it is determined whether a given game condition is satisfied. In Step S22, in the case where a stadium type... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080125223 - Game program, game device, and game method: An information processing apparatus can communicate with an input device comprising an image capturing means for capturing an image of a target object, and calculates a pointing position on a screen of a display device based on the image captured by the image capturing means. The input device comprises a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080125224 - Method and apparatus for controlling simulated in flight realistic and non realistic object effects by sensing rotation of a hand-held controller: An intentionally non-realistic video game simulation is provided in which Newtonian Physics may in part be optionally suspended. A truck or other vehicle flying through mid-air with no visible means of adjusting its own pitch and/or velocity may nevertheless adopt an attitude and/or velocity which corresponds to the attitude and/or... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080125225 - Multiplayer voting game and method for conducting a multiplayer voting game: The invention broadly comprises a method for conducting a multiplayer game, including: transmitting a plurality of voting options; accepting votes from respective players via respective telecommunication devices, the votes selecting voting options from the plurality of voting options; ranking the voting options according to the votes; identifying a player who... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20080125228 - Evaluation of fantasy players: The evaluation of players in the context of a fantasy sports league is disclosed. In order to evaluate whether a fantasy team owner should add one player to the starting lineup of the team and drop another, player stat predictions are first used to predict end-of-season stats for the current... Agent: Yahoo C/o Mofo Palo Alto

20080125229 - Game system, game server device therefor, and method of controlling game server device, and game device therefor and method of controlling game device: A game system has a plurality of game devices (1), and a game server device (3) that communicates the game devices (1) to obtain a game result for each of a plurality of players, and a plurality of portable terminals (terminal devices) (4) operated individually by at least one of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080125226 - Online gaming: An online gaming system enabling users connected to a communications network to interact with a computer game being played across the network, the system comprising at least one state engine for controlling the state of the game and at least one presentation engine for controlling the presentation to users of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080125227 - Online interactive real estate game: A method and system for providing an online interactive real estate game allows individual players and teams of players to make guesses on any number of real estate variables, such as prices, trends, or characteristics of a property. In one embodiment, a server hosts the real estate game, and receives... Agent: Evergreen Valley Law Group

20080125230 - Device and method of laser gun games on vehicles: A novel device and method for playing a laser gun game in vehicles is disclosed. The novel device includes a laser gun, a vehicle having a motor, a receptor mounted on the vehicle to receive a laser gun laser, and an operatively connected to the motor of the vehicle to... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC

20080119252 - Balloon amusement game: An amusement device for playing a skilled based game, that includes a balloon, a pump for inflating the balloon, a connecting hose for connecting the pump to the balloon, a release value for relieving pressure from the pressurized system, which includes the pump, the connecting hose, and the balloon. The... Agent: Venable LLP

20080119254 - Gaming machine, method for controlling a gaming machine, and method for playing a game: A gaming machine includes a display and a controller. The controller controls the display so as to display an image related to a win game. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute cards to a player; (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080119255 - Gaming machine, method for controlling a gaming machine, and method for playing a game: A gaming machine includes a display and a controller. The controller controls the display so as to display an image related to a win game. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute cards to a player; (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080119256 - Gaming machine, method for controlling a gaming machine, and method for playing a game: A gaming machine includes a display and a controller. The controller controls the display so as to display an image related to a win game. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute cards to a player; (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080119253 - System to decode video signal from electronic gaming device and to determine play information: A video output signal analyzes that analyzes a video output signal to determine game play information. In video poker, card values and player strategies can be determined based on a “reverse encoding” of the video signal to determine the original video bitmap. The bitmap can then be analyzed to determine... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, Llc

20080119258 - Gaming ticket comprising validation data, security method and optical reader for such a gaming ticket: The invention relates to a gaming ticket (10) comprising validation data which are printed on a face (12) thereof and which are covered with at least one layer of ink which is opaque with respect to visible light. The at least one layer of ink is at least partially transparent... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080119259 - Gaming machine: With regard to a slot machine, in a case that a predetermined amount of credits has been inserted, the game mode is switched from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode according to the player's input operation via a touch panel. The number of games is counted in the insurance... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080119263 - Gaming machine and gaming machine reel assembly: A reel assembly includes a mounting bracket including a substantially planar mounting bracket body. A reel motor is connected to a first lateral side of the mounting bracket and a reel superstructure is connected to be driven by the reel motor about a rotational axis extending substantially perpendicular to the... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.c.

20080119262 - Gaming machine capable of bet of monetary value as a condition for acquisition of insurance pay: A display displays a frame of image associated with a unit game, a counter to be reset under a prescribed condition increments a count value along with execution of the unit game, and a controller determines by an external input an upper limit of a number of bet pieces of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080119261 - Slot machine bonus game providing awards for manual dexterity: A slot machine method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a bonus round for a slot machine game that allows players to use manual dexterity in order to earn prizes in a bonus round. Moving elements can be selected (e.g., shot, touched, etc.) and if successfully selected, the player... Agent: Muskin & Cusick Llc

20080119260 - Slot machine game with side wager on reel order: A slot machine method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow a player to make a side wager on a slot machine game. The side wager is based on a finishing order of the reels of the slot machine, which will stop spinning in a random order instead of the... Agent: Muskin & Cusick Llc

20080119266 - Gaming method providing award standby function, gaming apparatus for performing the gaming method, and computer program product recording a gaming program of the gaming method: A gaming method provides an award standby function and is implemented using a gaming apparatus. The gaming method includes: a) if, during a game, a player obtains an initial predetermined award item, and if the initial predetermined award item is a standby award item, recording the standby award item and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080119267 - Plastic roll up gaming tablet: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for mobile game play. A system includes a gaming processor facilitating game play in a gaming environment. The gaming processor is adapted to facilitate both in-person and mobile game play within a certain monitored area. The system also includes a sentinel monitoring data transmissions... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080119268 - Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game: An image display apparatus is caused to display a life point meter for showing a total remaining life point within a life point display region on an image display screen. When an action or event occurs to any player character so that the remaining life point thereof changes, an amount... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080119269 - Game system and storage medium storing game program: A housing of a game controller is capable of being held with one hand of a player. A direction instruction section is provided in the housing for performing a direction instruction input. Movement detection means is means for detecting movement of the housing. Movement direction control means of a game... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080119270 - Game apparatus and storage medium having game program stored thereon: A game apparatus obtains acceleration data representing an acceleration vector in at least two predetermined axial directions of the input device repeatedly, then calculates a change amount of each of the acceleration vectors represented by acceleration data obtained during a predetermined swing period, and then calculates an accumulated value obtained... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080119271 - Hand-held sensor devices for use with printed material: Interactive printed material and sensor apparatus for use therewith is described. The sensor responds to characteristics of printing on the printed material, for example the degree of infrared reflectance or absorption. The printed material has intelligible components and non-intelligible components. By configuring the printed material and/or the internal programming in... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.l.c.

20080119272 - System and method of rendering controller information: A system and method relating to, in one aspect, detecting the position or orientation of a device, in the physical domain, during a processor-implemented game, and displaying the game substantially simultaneously with displaying a graphic representing the position or orientation of the device.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080119273 - Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus: At least one of continuous disconnection, intermittent disconnection, and temporary disconnection, of wireless communication between the input device and the game apparatus is detected. Remaining battery amount data representing a remaining battery amount of the input device is obtained via the wireless communication. It is determined that the power of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080119274 - Game machine having wireless communication capability: A video game machine is provided with wireless functionality. The wireless functionality may be built-into the video game machine or may be provided by a device that is removably attachable to the video game machine. The wireless functionality enables, among other things, enhanced multi-player capabilities, the ability to receive video... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080119277 - Common interests affiliation network architecture: A common interest affiliation network architecture is described. The architecture may provide a collection of electronic content (e.g., casual games). The architecture may also provide a module to accept inputs from a user to create a profile describing the user's interaction with one or more of the casual games and... Agent: Lee & Hayes, Pllc

20080119278 - Database communications for a gaming network: Techniques for database communications within a gaming network are presented. A gaming device includes a first database and a remote processing site includes a second database. The gaming device and the remote processing site establish two-way communications between one another via database commands associated with the databases.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080119281 - Game apparatus and storage medium storing a game program for conducting data communications with a network: A game apparatus includes an input-output processor, and by following an instruction from the input-output processor, messages are transmitted and received with other game apparatus 12 connected via a network. The messages are transmitted and received in an electronic mail format, and has identification information of an application being a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080119279 - Game system: A storage section stores a data belonging to a first group and data belonging to a second group, the first and second groups being distinguishable from each other. A communication section communicates with another game apparatus. A transmission control section transmits at least one piece of data of the data... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080119280 - Game system: An input device comprises a first storage section for storing game data, a first communication section for communicating with a game apparatus, a first reception control section for receiving game data from the game apparatus, a first write control section for storing the game data received from the first reception... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080119282 - Gaming machine with enhanced feature indicator: A gaming machine 10 has a display 14 and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display 14. The game controller is arranged to play a game 16 wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display and, if a... Agent: Christopher N. George Mcandrews, Held & Malloy

20080119275 - Interactions between multiple engines in cooperative and competitive gameplay in electronic entertainment: A system for real-time communication between a plurality of different games, including: a plurality of different gaming engines that transmit and receive a plurality events between the plurality of different games; an interchange protocol for permitting use of a common vocabulary between the plurality of dissimilar/different engines of the plurality... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Rochester Division

20080119276 - Using a first device to verify whether a second device is communicating with a server: A server may provide activities and/or services through a first device. To verify whether the first device is communicating with the server, a value may be determined and sent to the first device, via the server. The value may be sent in response to receiving a request/command from a second... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080119285 - Computer-readable storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus: While a ball is rising, a point of attention of a virtual camera is set at the current position of the ball. At the instant when the movement of the ball is changed from rising to falling, the point of attention of the virtual camera is moved from the position... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080119286 - Video game recording and playback with visual display of game controller manipulation: A system and method for recording and playback of game data is provided. A recording engine may be configured to record and playback game data, including broadcast data received over a network. The recording engine may be included in a game console or at other network-enabled devices, such as a... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080119287 - A portable data processing system: A portable data processing system comprises a cartridge and a main apparatus, wherein the cartridge with a processing unit computes a plurality of control signals generated from the main apparatus and outputs a plurality of output signals to the main apparatus according to the control signals when the cartridge is... Agent: Wpat, Pc

20080119289 - Gaming machine cabinet with vertically operating doors: A gaming machine includes a cabinet having a cabinet back, a first cabinet side, a second cabinet side, a cabinet bottom, and a cabinet top which together define an enclosure volume with a cabinet front opening. A main door is pivotally connected at its upper end to the cabinet so... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.c.

20080119288 - Lighting arrrangement for a gaming machine: A lighting arrangement for a wagering game machine comprises a panel (38) including an edge and a lamp for transmitting light through at least a portion of the panel via the edge. The lamp is mounted to a bracket in proximity to the edge of the panel. The lamp and... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080119290 - Game supporting apparatus for a mobile communication terminal: The invention relates to an apparatus for providing a user interface for a game performed on a mobile communication terminal. The invented apparatus supports a network game using a mobile communication terminal by providing network game functions through voice communications, various operational and manipulation functions, realistic video/sound presentation and a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080119291 - Secure and/or lockable connecting arrangement for video game system: Compatible mechanical and/or electrical connections to video game system accessories provide unique shape, design and dimensions that discourage or prevent non-compatible devices from being connected, connector configurations that allow connection only in a proper orientation to ensure electrical compatibility and eliminate the possibility of short-circuits, quick release locking arrangement firmly... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080119257 - Apparatus and method for memorization poker: New apparatuses and methods for introducing varying levels of skill into wagering games that have historically been games of luck or strategy are provided. A card value and suit is invisible or hidden to a player initially and associated with a value and suit dealt to the player. The game... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080119264 - Gaming apparatus and gaming apparatus control method: The invention provides a gaming apparatus which is equipped with a basic game and bonus games and is improved in entertainment value by means of adoption of new type of game development. The gaming apparatus has a display having a plurality of display areas, on which areas symbols are to... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080119265 - Moving three-dimensional display for a gaming machine: A gaming apparatus for providing a wager-based game that may include a primary display unit, a secondary display unit, a value input device and a first controller is described. The secondary display unit may include a viewing window, a first object coupled to a movable member, a second object and... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080119283 - Gaming device and method having a first interactive game which determines a function of a second wagering game: A gaming device including a first player interactive game requiring one or more player inputs which result in an outcome. The outcome does not result in an award provided to the player. In one embodiment, the gaming device determines a paytable employed in the wagering game based on an outcome... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080119284 - Gaming systems with lottery ticket prize component: A system and method of increasing player interest in gaming machines is disclosed by the use of lottery tickets as prizes. Lottery ticket purchasing pools are funded from either coin-in (wagers), coin-out (winnings), or in networked gaming systems from player tracking funding (promotional funding). The lottery ticket funding pools build... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113696 - Method, apparatus, and program product for adding a reel to a game display: A method includes operating a gaming machine in a first display mode in which a display device associated with the gaming machine displays a base array and side graphics and in which a result for a respective game play initiated through the gaming machine is represented by a set of... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.c.

20080113697 - Game and method having a perceived skill feature: Disclosed are a game and method for a game including a perceived skill component comprising a skill-based award and a supplemental award that, when summed, are equal in value to a predetermined award.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113698 - Method and apparatus for facilitating group musical interaction over a network: A method for providing real-time musical interaction among a plurality of players connected via a network includes the steps of receiving input from a local player representing a musical performance, generating audio output responsive to the received input, receiving second music performance data from a remote player representing a musical... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080113699 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system comprising a clue entitlement mechanism arranged to determine based at least partly on a player's game play activity in respect of at least one primary game whether the player is entitled to a clue intended to assist the player in playing of a game, and a clue... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113700 - Methods and apparatuses for an automatic card handling device and communication networks including same: An automatic card handling device, automatic card handling devices within a network, and methods of use are disclosed. An automatic card handling device includes a shuffling apparatus with a controller and configured to deliver a set of shuffled cards, and a communication module operably coupled to the controller. The communication... Agent: Traskbritt, P.c. /shuffle Master

20080113703 - Method for playing blackjack with a two-card poker wager(21+ 2): Card games that combine the play of Blackjack (“21”) with a 2-card Poker wager or side bet (“21+2”). Each player places a basic Blackjack wager and an optional 2-card Poker wager/side wager before the cards are dealt. Each player is then dealt a card with the dealer receiving a face-up... Agent: Ermirjona Hasanaj Kekempanos Kings Gaming, Inc.

20080113702 - Multi-hand blackjack game and related methods: Methods for playing a multi-hand blackjack game on a gaming machine in a casino environment are disclosed herein. According to one method, the gaming machine receives player input selecting the number of player blackjack hands for play. Additionally, the gaming machine receives player input selecting a wager amount. The selected... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080113701 - Multi-hand blackjack game and related systems: Gaming machines capable of presenting a multi-hand blackjack game are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a widescreen display, a game controller in communication with the widescreen display, and a plurality of player-activated buttons that are also in communication with the game controller. The game controller... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080113704 - Gaming system and method for providing automatic wild card assignment in video poker games: A video poker-type wagering game in which a wager is made to play an underlying draw poker game consisting of at least a single hand of poker. An additional bet is required to utilize a wild card play option. A predetermined amount of initial cards are randomly dealt from a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113705 - Video poker game in which some starting hands are saved for reuse at a later time: The method of play of the present invention defines certain initial starting hands as hands that may be replayed by a player at a later point in time if the initial starting hand results in a losing final hand after the draw step has taken place. Any initial starting hand... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20080113708 - Button panel control for a gaming machine: Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a game of chance. Peripheral devices, such as a bill acceptor and ticket printer, are consolidated in a central region of the gaming machine, behind a moveable door of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113707 - Button panel with printed circuit board: A button panel assembly for a gaming machine having a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of areas, each of the areas comprising traces for producing user input commands for a wagering game, and a waterproof layer comprising a plurality of buttons, each button corresponding to at least one of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113710 - Electronic gaming device and method: The gaming device of the present invention provides a gaming device having a bonus round. The bonus round enables a player the opportunity to win an award equal to a percentage of the value of credits and/or money that the player has lost during the base gaming sequence.... Agent: Bryan Charles Wallace

20080113711 - Games of chance with at least three base wagers and optional bonus wager: In a poker-style card game, an Ante is placed by a player to participate in a high-low poker type game against a high-hand pay table and a low-hand pay table. A first portion of a player hand is revealed to the player. The player elects to fold, or place a... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.a. Suite 205

20080113713 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a roulette board where a game is performed continuously, a plurality of player terminals that enables BET operation for the game performed in the roulette board, a control section that controls a predetermined amount of game value to be... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080113709 - Gaming machine with consolidated peripherals: Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a game of chance. Peripheral devices, such as a bill acceptor and ticket printer, are consolidated in a central region of the gaming machine, behind a moveable door of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113706 - Multilevel betting structure on complex wagering alternatives in electronic wagering systems: A wagering system for a wagering game uses at least one live random outcome game piece in the play of the wagering game. A gaming table is used with the at least one game piece to determine a random outcome. At least two player interface wagering systems with a visual... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.a. York Business Center, Suite 205

20080113714 - Networked gaming system and method having a point-based award: Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a point-based award. In accordance with one aspect, a game provides a feature game played for points. Upon conclusion of the feature game, a player is paid a prize according to the number of points accumulated during feature game play.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113712 - Turnable input device for a game of chance and a method for providing thereof: A gaming terminal and method for providing a wagering game are provided. The gaming terminal may include a turnable input device movably attached to the terminal, the turnable input device configured to provide a first input when turned by a player. The gaming terminal may include a video display attached... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080113715 - Controllable array of networked gaming machine displays: Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a game of chance. Peripheral devices, such as a bill acceptor and ticket printer, are consolidated in a central region of the gaming machine, behind a moveable door of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113727 - Game and method having a multiple-progressive wheel component: Disclosed are a game and associated method including a multiple-progressive wheel component. A player may win more than one wheel-based progressive award during play of a single game.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113731 - Gaming apparatus and control method thereof: A gaming apparatus includes a roulette wheel having a plurality of numbered pockets, a memory that stores a plurality of control data in each of which at least one of a roulette wheel rotation condition and a ball launching condition and a controller. Based on the control data, probability of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113717 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: The roulette game is proceeded while controlling such that a probability of having a ball fell into a pocket provided on a roulette wheel becomes relatively higher at a specific pocket among a plurality of pockets, sizes of prizes generated at the specific pocket are accumulated, and the specific pocket... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113718 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113719 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113720 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113721 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113722 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113723 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: (b) selecting another control data different from the single control data, out of the plurality of control data, to set the selected control data as a reference target, when the balance between the total sum of the currency value inserted at the plurality of stations and the total sum of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113724 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113725 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113726 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: (b) selecting another control data different from the single control data, out of the plurality of control data, to set the selected control data as a reference target, when a bet is placed on any of the pockets belonging to a group having the relatively high ball-housing probability at a... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113728 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a first memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113729 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a first memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113730 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a first memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113732 - Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof: A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises a roulette wheel including, at its inner periphery, a plurality of pockets which are adjacent to one another and associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113716 - Personalization of video and sound presentation on a gaming machine: Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a game of chance. Peripheral devices, such as a bill acceptor and ticket printer, are consolidated in a central region of the gaming machine, behind a moveable door of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113733 - Spectator event and/or televised lottery: A method and system for enhancing the entertainment and enjoyment of a spectator or participatory event, wherein participants and/or spectators automatically receive an opportunity to enter a drawing for a prize upon using a wireless communication device to make an electronic acquisition of interest. In a preferred embodiment, a fan... Agent: Daniel B. Schein, Ph.d., Esq., Inc.

20080113734 - Method and apparatus for varying potential results between plays in a bingo gaming system: A method includes receiving a first game play request at a bingo player station when the bingo player station is in a first game state and assigning a result for the first game play request according to a first pattern table. The first game state corresponds to a first result... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.c.

20080113737 - Dynamic display systems for gaming machines: Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113742 - Game of chance with wild elements and a method and system for providing thereof: A system and method are provided for facilitating play of a game of chance. The system may include an input device configured to receive a player indication of a desire to play the game. The system may include a display configured to display a set of displayed game symbols simulating... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080113738 - Game rating system for gaming devices: Gaming machines and gaming systems having a game rating system are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming device includes a plurality of games where each game has a distinct game style that is based in part on game volatility. The gaming device also includes a game controller for... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080113735 - Gaming device having game with symbols and adjacently displayed complementary sub-symbols: A gaming device including a plurality of reels or cards having several symbols and a plurality of sub-symbols each associated with one of the several symbols. Each sub-symbol has a designated number of complementary sub-symbols that share at least one characteristic or are otherwise related to such sub-symbol. In one... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113757 - Gaming machine and gaming method thereof: A gaming environment, in which in a unit game after bet number is set, under a condition that a symbol combination constructed from the symbols rearranged displayed on the pay line is a winning combination, privileges such as payout may be provided to a player is described. Especially a gaming... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080113750 - Gaming machine and method having a multiple-progressive wheel component: Disclosed are a gaming machine and associated method including a multiple-progressive wheel component. A player may win more than one wheel-based progressive award during play of a single game.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113753 - Gaming machine and method having a simultaneous multi-play feature: Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a simultaneous multi-play feature. One disclosed aspect provides for multiple sets of reels which spin simultaneously, each reel set corresponding to a particular objective. Another disclosed aspect provides that an award be paid based on the... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113736 - Gaming machine and method having a visually alterable indicia set: Disclosed are a gaming machine and method for operating a gaming machine including a first light emitter, the first emitter enabled to emit visible light that illuminates at least one of the indicia associated with a game played on the gaming machine. In certain circumstances, a second light emitter emits... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113741 - Gaming machine with adjustable button panel: Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a game of chance. Peripheral devices, such as a bill acceptor and ticket printer, are consolidated in a central region of the gaming machine, behind a moveable door of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113739 - Gaming machine with split symbols: A method of operating a gaming machine/a gaming machine (10) comprising a display (14), a game controller (36) to control the play of the game, and control images displayed on the display, the game is a spinning reel game (FIG. 3) comprising a plurality of symbols that are separated into... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113744 - Gaming machine, system and method with a bonus feature: A gaming machine that provides a game in which a plurality of symbols from a symbol set are displayed on a display to represent at least one game outcome. A winning combination is a bonus feature, which results in a game controller of the gaming machine controlling game play of... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113747 - Mechanical reel hardware simulation using multiple layer displays: Described herein is a processor-based gaming machine with layered displays. The layered displays include a front screen and back screen that provide actual physical separation between visual representations on the front and back screens; the separation mimics the actual distance seen between a glass layer and mechanical reels in a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113749 - Multimedia emulation of physical reel hardware in processor-based gaming machines: Gaming machines, systems and methods for providing more realistic emulations of rotating reels are disclosed. Gaming machines include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device, speakers and virtual reels. A reel spin timer can be adapted to vary the spin times of the simulated rotating reels from one game... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113754 - Networked gaming system and method having a simultaneous multi-play feature: Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a simultaneous multi-play feature. One disclosed aspect provides for multiple sets of reels which spin simultaneously, each reel set corresponding to a particular objective. Another disclosed aspect provides that an award be paid based on the... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113756 - Presentation of wheels on gaming machines having multi-layer displays: Gaming machines, systems and methods for presenting gaming wheels are disclosed. Gaming machines can include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device, specialized wheel processor, speakers and a network interface. A multi-layer display device adapted to display a gaming wheel having a plurality of wheel stops distributed thereupon can... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113746 - Realistic video reels: Described herein is a gaming machine configured to output video data that simulates mechanical reels in a traditional mechanical slot machine. Embodiments detailed herein contribute to the emulation and perception of a mechanical machine by providing video data adaptations that each simulate a realistic visual attribute of a mechanical reel... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113740 - Rotating quick release button panel: A gaming machine having a support bracket coupled to a cabinet front of the gaming machine, and a modular user interface hingedly coupled to the support bracket with at least one connector, the modular user interface having a button panel and a wrist support, wherein the modular user interface is... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113745 - Separable game graphics on a gaming machine: Described herein is a gaming machine with layered displays and separable graphics that leverage the layered displays to enhance game play on a gaming machine. The separable graphics include separate but related content on each of the display panels for a game. The layered displays include a proximate screen and... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113748 - Simulated reel imperfections: Described herein is a gaming machine configured to output video data that simulates mechanical reels in a traditional mechanical slot machine. Embodiments described herein contribute to the emulation of a mechanical machine by simulating one or more visible mechanical imperfections commonly found in a mechanical reel machine.... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113751 - Slot machine and playing method of slot machine: When a base game is executed, symbols arranged on a plurality of defined regions in a matrix state which includes three rows and five columns. When a symbol “JOKER” is statically displayed on a certain defined region in the base game, a game mode is shifted from the base game... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080113743 - Systems and methods of conducting a game of chance: e

20080113752 - Wagering game and method having a simultaneous multi-play feature: Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a simultaneous multi-play feature. One disclosed aspect provides for multiple sets of reels which spin simultaneously, each reel set corresponding to a particular objective. Another disclosed aspect provides that an award be paid based on the... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113755 - Wagering game with simulated mechanical reels having an overlying image display: A gaming machine for playing a wagering game includes a housing having a display region. A first image display device for simulating mechanical reels of a slot machine in the display region includes a curved surface that approximates the radius of curvature of a mechanical reel. The curved surface displays... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080113764 - System, method and apparatus to produce decks for and operate games played with playing cards: A composition of a set of playing cards employing a plurality of standard playing cards and bonus playing cards may be determined, resulting in a desired theoretical hold or advantage for the gaming establishment. The composition identifies the number of each of a variety of bonus playing cards to include... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080113768 - Apparatus and methods for enhancing multi-person group or community gaming: Apparatus and methods for increasing the excitement, entertainment and aura for or around multi-person group or community gaming by enhancing the environment for playing and watching the gaming machines. The apparatus and method provides and positions a multi-player gaming bench in front of a gaming machine which enables two people... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113772 - Automated data collection system for casino table game environments: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating player tracking activities and/or player rating activities at a casino gaming table. One aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player tracking sessions at one or more table games. Another aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113766 - Flexibly configurable button panels for gaming machines: Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113765 - Gaming system and method providing venue wide simultaneous player participation based bonus game: In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein substantially simultaneously provides a multi-round bonus event to a plurality of players. Each players' input(s) determine, at least in part, an award, if any, provided to that player for the bonus event. In one embodiment, upon an occurrence of a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113770 - Gaming system having exchangeable bonus token accumulation-redemption feature: A gaming terminal is utilized for playing a wagering game. The gaming terminal includes a wager-input device and a display for displaying the wagering game. The wagering game includes a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received via the wager-input device. The... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080113771 - Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines, gaming tables, hand held gaming devices and/or community gaming displays. The central server monitors wagers placed on any games played. Based at least in part on the wagers placed, the central server determines when one or... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113767 - Interactive gaming table: Interactive gaming tables and systems adapted to facilitate the automated administration of gaming table events are provided. Tables can have a playing surface, an outer circumference with active player positions, a slave controller for each active player position adapted to facilitate automated gaming activities, a master gaming table controller to... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113773 - Method and system for paragame activity at electronic gaming machine: The provision of a paragaming event on an electronic gaming machine is provided by intercepting a cashout event, identifying the account balance and presenting an offer to participate in the paragaming event. If the customer agrees, the account balance is appropriately reduced and a voucher in followed by a cashout... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080113776 - Multiple account funds transfer in a wagering environment: There is disclosed a system, apparatus, and method for cashless gaming. A casino-issued player code is received from a gaming server. A request from the gaming device is received at the gaming server to withdraw a first amount of funds from a first account of a first financial and a... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080113774 - Sentinel/guard for protecting a predefined gaming area: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for monitoring and authorizing communication and activity in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments provide a system for electronic gaming and monitoring. The system includes an electronic gaming chip capable of being activated or inactivated based at least in part on a command received at... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113769 - System and method for allowing piggyback wagering: A method and apparatus that can be used by a casino to allow a first player of a first gaming machine to piggyback his or her bets on a second gaming machine played by a second player. The first gaming machine can copy a bonus round triggered by the second... Agent: Muskin & Cusick Llc

20080113777 - Systems and methods for bulk wagering with remote viewing: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for bulk game play a gaming environment. Certain embodiments allow a player to place a bulk play wager in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments generate game play results in accordance with the bulk play wager. Certain embodiments generate an identification of the game play... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113775 - Three-dimensional paylines for gaming machines: Gaming machines, systems and methods for presenting wager-based games having three-dimensional paylines are disclosed. Gaming machines include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device, speakers and a network interface. A multi-layer display device that presents three-dimensional paylines includes a display controller that generates or transmits display signals, a first... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113778 - Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot: A method and system for playing jackpot and casino games are provided.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080113780 - Gaming machine and method having a point-based award: Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a point-based award. In accordance with one aspect, a game provides a feature game played for points. Upon conclusion of the feature game, a player is paid a prize according to the number of points accumulated during feature game play.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080113779 - Gaming system and method having progressive free games: A gaming system and method providing a plurality of games, including a first type of game and a second type of game. The gaming system includes a progressive award which includes or is in the form of a progressive number or quantity of plays of the second type of game.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113781 - Systems, methods and articles to enhance play at gaming tables with bonuses: Table games are enhanced by awarding chances at a bonus. The changes may be awarded based on one or more factors, for example amount wagered, time spent wagering, average wager, and/or skill level. Bonus related information may be provided to the players as a group, or individually, for example via... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080113791 - Behavioral biometrics for authentication in computing environments: Techniques for authenticating one or more entities are disclosed. Authentication can be performed based on one or more attributes associated with an image and/or input provided in connection with an image. The image is effectively provided for authenticating one or more entities associated with a computing environment. The attributes which... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113786 - Biometric access data encryption: The present application provides methods and corresponding systems for accessing services on a gaming device which, in certain embodiments, include the step or steps of obtaining at least one item of identity verification data from a user of a gaming device; encrypting the at least one item of identity verification... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113787 - Biometric access sensitivity: The present application provides methods and corresponding systems for accessing services on a gaming device which, in certain embodiments, include the step or steps of receiving at least one item of identity verification data from a user of a gaming device; enabling at least one service, such as a wager-type... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113783 - Casino table game monitoring system: A networked casino game rules violation alert system that captures game data from numerous game security systems/devices in real time, integrates the data, and compiles the integrated data. The system interprets the compiled data, associates the interpreted data with game rules, analyzes and compares the data to determine if there... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080113785 - Conditional biometric access in a gaming environment: The present application provides methods and corresponding systems for accessing services in a gaming or other environment based on conditional biometric identity verification. In one aspect, this includes the step or steps of determining a location of a gaming device having a display and at least one biometric sensor associated... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113789 - Console integrated downloadable game service: A user interface screen is displayed on a gaming device that provides both a first selectable item that indicates the ability to download games to the gaming device and a second selectable item that indicates the ability to view games that are stored on at least one storage device in... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20080113784 - Game rating system for gaming devices and related methods: Game rating systems and related methods for using game ratings are disclosed herein. According to one method, the game rating system is used to assist a player in selecting a game for play on a gaming machine having one or more games. In this method, a game rating icon is... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080113788 - Storing information from a verification device and accessing the information from a gaming device to verify that the gaming device is communicating with a server: A system includes a server, which provides activities and possibly other services to a player through a gaming device. To verify that the gaming device is communicating with the server, information received from a verification device is stored. Thereafter, in response to a request from the gaming device, the stored... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113790 - Systems and methods for verification using encoded glyphs: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a verification system including a processor adapted to generate a glyph for at least one component of a computing system, a display adapted to display the glyph, and a scanner adapted to scan the glyph from the display. The computing system includes the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113792 - Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus: A game apparatus includes a CPU, and displays on a monitor a scene viewed from a virtual camera moving in a virtual game space. In the game apparatus, an aspect ratio of an image to be displayed on the monitor is acquired, and a moving speed of the virtual camera... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080113793 - Game apparatus, game program, storage medium storing game program and game control method: A game apparatus (10) includes an LCD (12) and an LCD (14), for example, and the LCD (14) is provided with a touch panel (22). On the LCD (12), a first game image is displayed, and on the LCD (14), a second game image is displayed. It is determined whether... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080113795 - Method of hypnotizing and entertaining members of an audience: The invention provides for a method of hypnotizing and entertaining members (20, 22) of an audience including the step of performing a dramatic presentation with actors (24, 26) to present a dramatic presentation. A trance is induced by a first actor (24) in the presentation on a second actor (26).... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080113794 - Modular gaming machine: A gaming machine has a first gaming device component and a second display device component and is particularly suited to presentation of wagering games. The gaming device is a first housing with associated player input devices and a game controller. The display device has a second housing with at least... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080113797 - Method and apparatus for facilitating group musical interaction over a network: A method for providing real-time musical interaction among a plurality of players connected via a network includes the steps of receiving input from a local player representing a musical performance, generating audio output responsive to the received input, receiving second music performance data from a remote player representing a musical... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080113796 - Speaker arrangement and control on a gaming machine: Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a game of chance. Peripheral devices, such as a bill acceptor and ticket printer, are consolidated in a central region of the gaming machine, behind a moveable door of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113798 - Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus: A game apparatus includes a plurality of controllers. Each of the controllers is provided with an acceleration sensor, for example, for detecting a motion thereof. A magnitude of a motion value detected by each of the controllers is determined, and a motion with a maximum value is determined to be... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.c.

20080113800 - Game with remotely controlled game vehicles: A game has one or more remotely controlled game vehicles that are each controlled by an operator interface. The game includes a visually controlled computer that senses the remotely controlled game vehicle or vehicles visually and controls each remotely controlled game vehicle using visually sensed input and input from its... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.c.

20080113801 - Game based on combinations of words and implemented by computer means: The game uses a computer system with a gaming site coupled to gaming terminals. A search engine receives requests containing a starting word or a combination of a starting word and an additional word, and responds by delivering a numerical score representative of the number of web page hits found.... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080113802 - Method and apparatus for providing secondary gaming machine functionality: A modified gaming machine includes a plurality of gaming machine peripheral devices for use in implementing one or more games to a player, and a master gaming controller configured to implement primary gaming machine functionality, including generating and transmitting information to the plurality of gaming machine peripherals. The modified gaming... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080113807 - Accessing information associated with a gaming device to verify the gaming device is in communications with a server: To verify that a gaming device is in communications with a server that provides activities and/or services to a player through the gaming device and maintains information related to these activities and/or services, a verification server determines one or more pieces of the maintained information and sends the determined information... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113806 - Accessing known information via a devicve to determine if the device is communicating with a server: A server provides activities and/or services to a player through a device. In response to a request from the device, information known to a player is determined and sent to the device via the server. In this fashion, verification can be made that the device is communicating with the server.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113809 - Achievement incentives within a console-based gaming environment: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for encouraging downloads of a game. The method includes displaying an achievement advertisement and subsequently receiving input indicative of the achievement advertisement. The input is responded to by displaying a download component related to a game associated with the achievement advertisement.... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20080113814 - Bar-coded player tracking equipment set up system and method: Systems and methods are provided for setting up a networked gaming system comprising a plurality of gamine devices utilizing bar-coded player tracking modules and a hand-held smart barcode scanner. According to this method, the barcode on a player tracking module can be scanned by the hand-held smart barcode scanner, additional... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113805 - Console based leaderboard rendering: Leaderboard information for games can be assembled by a console service and displayed to a user through a console. The leaderboard information can be assembled based on a list of users associated with the user, for example a friends list. Upon selection of a game, a leaderboard service can automatically... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20080113811 - Dynamic gaming library: A method for casino operators and/or players to instantly “create” new games without requiring recertification by a gaming laboratory. New games are created on the fly by making combinations of game attributes including but not limited to theme, denomination, volatility, RTP. Game attributes are associated to pre-certified software components that... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.c. Alan W. Young

20080113810 - Game progress administration method and its system: A game system according to the present invention is provided with a CPU 361 including a winner determining section 361c for determining a winner advancing to the second round every time a competition game of each combination constituting the first round finishes, a combination determining section 361d for fitting the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080113812 - Game scrap system, game scrap method, and computer readable recording medium recording program for implementing the method: A game scrap system associated with a game progress includes: a data table setting setup information by recording at least one game environment associated with a generation of a predetermined event signal; an event signal generation unit generating the event signal when a game environment according to a game progress... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080113813 - System and method for implementing a plurality of games: g

20080113804 - Verifying a first device is in communications with a server by storing a value from the first device and accessing the value from a second device: A system includes a first server and a second server, which receives a value from a first device, possibly via the first server, and stores the value. In response to a request from a second device, the second server then determines the value and sends the value to the second... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113803 - Verifying a gaming device is in communications with a gaming server by passing an indictor between the gaming device and a verification device: A system includes a verification server and a gaming server, which provides gaming activities and possibly other services to a player through a gaming device. The system further includes a verification device in communications with the verification server. The verification server passes an indicator between the verification device and gaming... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113808 - Verifying whether a gaming device is communicating with a gaming server: A gaming server provides activities and/or services to a player through a gaming device. To verify whether the gaming device is communicating with the gaming server, a verification server may send an indicator to the gaming device, via the gaming server, and also send the indicator to a verification device.... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080113817 - Game console picture management and printing system: In a picture management and printing system, a game-console-accessible memory is provided with a set of instructions for a game console including or having communicatively connected thereto at least a display, a game controller, a second game-console-accessible memory, and a printer. The set of instructions at least causing the game... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20080113820 - Controlled access of secure area within a gaming machine using display: A gaming machine having a cabinet having an interior portion, the interior portion having a front section and a back section, a gaming machine door coupled to the cabinet, a display positioned between the gaming machine door and the interior portion to display a game of chance, the display having... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113821 - Gaming machine with vertical door-mounted display: Disclosed are gaming machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a game of chance. Peripheral devices, such as a bill acceptor and ticket printer, are consolidated in a central region of the gaming machine, behind a moveable door of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113819 - Shock prevention device and system for display: A gaming machine shock prevention device having a door hingedly coupled to a cabinet of the gaming machine, a gaming machine display positioned between the cabinet and the door, the gaming machine display hingedly coupled to the cabinet, and at least one spring, a first end of the spring coupled... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080113818 - Single access mechanism for gaming device: Provided in embodiments of the present invention is an access mechanism that provides access to a plurality of internal portions of a gaming device through a plurality of securing mechanisms. In one embodiment, a gaming device includes first and second internal cabinet portions, a first interface device, a second interface... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20080113763 - Central determination gaming system where the same seed is used to generate the outcomes for a primary gyame and a secondary game: A central determination gaming system wherein the same random number or game play seed is used to generate a primary or base game outcome and a secondary or bonus game outcome. The present invention includes a central computing system in communication with a plurality of gaming devices. The central computing... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113760 - Gaming device having an award distributor and an award accumulator bonus game: A gaming device that enables players to accumulate awards by activating an award distributor having a plurality of award symbols and at least one selection group activator symbol. The gaming device provides the player with a plurality of activations where an award is associated with each award symbol indicated in... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113761 - Gaming device having sequential activations of a game and replay of previous activations of the game: A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols on each of the reels. At least one and preferably a plurality of the symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols. A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113759 - Gaming device having wager dependent bonus game play: In one primary embodiment of the present invention, the player must wager a number of paylines to qualify for one of a plurality of bonus games. The highest required number of paylines qualifies the player to play the main or most elaborate bonus game. The main or first bonus game... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080113758 - Gaming machine feature: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113762 - Gaming machine with base game bonus feature: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display. If a predefined winning event occurs, the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080113782 - Menu system: A menu system includes a display means for displaying game data to a number of available casino games playable by a player at an online casino. The display means is switchable between an overview mode and a detailed mode. The game data relating to any game that is displayed in... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080113799 - Orientation device method for coordinate generation employed thereby: A method for coordinate generation to be implemented using an orientation device includes the steps of: providing at least three reference marks on a target; aiming the orientation device at a target point on the target, and operating the orientation device such that the orientation device is able to capture... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080113816 - Methods and systems for betting with pari-mutuel payouts: A server for facilitating real-time betting, wherein the server communicates with clients via a distributed computing network. The server includes a memory storing an operating system, an instruction set, event data related to a sporting event, gambler data related to gamblers participating in a competition based upon the sporting event... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080113815 - Networked, electronic game tournament method and system: A plurality of players of at least one electronic game are enabled to play the game over a network. Players are ranked, based on accomplishments during game play, on a grid having multiple vertical levels and, on at least one of the vertical levels, multiple horizontal tiers. Player rankings are... Agent: Weiss & Moy Pc

20080108401 - Gaming system and method providing a multi-player game having an auction for determining player actions in the game: In one embodiment, the gaming system is configured to provide a Bacarrat game including an auction in which players on each of a plurality of gaming devices can wager on a banker hand and a player hand, which is configured such that (a) the gaming device of the plurality of... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108402 - Game with reward for attaining a plurality of qualifying results: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for rewarding a player for attaining a plurality of qualifying hands of cards in a game. The systems, apparatuses and methods may include reading an identity of each of a plurality of cards dispensed from a card dispensing device and assigned to a player, the plurality... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.a. York Business Center

20080108403 - Liar's poker online: A method for providing and playing a “liar's poker” game online or on a portable game system is provided. The game provides a virtual table for players to “sit”, generates a random serial number for each player, receives bid or challenges from the players until all players have challenged the... Agent: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Attn: Joel E. Lutzker

20080108406 - Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers: A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines or devices. The gaming machines include an interactive game and a wager triggering event. Upon the occurrence of the wager triggering event during play of the interactive game, the gaming machine causes the placement of a wager component and randomly determines... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108405 - Self-correcting configuration items: Some implementations of the invention provide improved methods and devices for configuring gaming machines. According to some implementations of the invention, an operator's proposed changes to configuration item values will be assessed according to one or more rule sets. If a proposed new configuration value violates one or more such... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080108404 - Server based gaming system and method for providing one or more tournaments at gaming tables: A gaming system and method that enables tournament table games and non-tournament table games to be played simultaneously at a same gaming table with a processor automatically determining the results of the tournament. The players at a gaming table may play a tournament game simultaneously with other tournament players, may... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108407 - Four-card keno method and device: This invention relates to the field of playing an electronic Keno style game of chance which allows a player to play a four card, touch screen, video keno game which allows the player to potentially play thousands of “WAY” tickets but which also allows the player to play different kinds... Agent: Kevin J. Snyder

20080108408 - Gaming device and method having designated rules for determining ways to win: A gaming device includes a game having a plurality of reels and a plurality of symbol positions associated with the reels. The gaming device activates a number of the symbol positions based on a wager by a player. The gaming generates and displays a symbol in each of the active... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108409 - Gaming device and method including moving paylines: A gaming device and methods of operating a gaming device including paylines that transition in relation to symbol display areas are disclosed. Paylines transition from one position to another position in which the payline is associated with a different combination of symbol display areas than the symbol display areas associated... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108411 - Gaming device having expanding and rolling wild symbols: The gaming device and method disclosed herein have a plurality of reels and at least one expanding and roaming wild symbol or wild symbol set. The wild symbol or wild symbol set moves relative to the reels to provide a player with additional opportunities to win an award. When the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108417 - Gaming machine and gaming method thereof: A gaming environment, in which a payout corresponding to a selection item selected by a player is provided, is described. Especially a gaming environment, in which in the second stage screen, when a symbol of “STRAWBERRY” is displayed on the position of the treasure boxes 101 which is in an... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080108418 - Gaming machine and gaming method thereof: A gaming environment, in which a payout corresponding to a selection item selected by a player is provided, is described. Especially a gaming environment, in which in the second stage screen, when a symbol of “BELL” is displayed on the position of the treasure boxes 101 which is in an... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080108410 - Gaming system and method with multiple progressive award levels and a skill based determination of providing one of the progressive award levels: A gaming system which includes a plurality of progressive awards in an MLP configuration. In a triggered bonus event, a player begins at the lowest progressive award level of the MLP and attempts to reach a higher progressive award level based on their decisions in the bonus event. If as... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108412 - Poker game incorporating \"bad beat\" feature: A variant game of Texas Hold' Em poker allows for players to be rewarded for high ranking hands, even when the dealer has a premium hand. The method comprises: a player placing an ante wager that the player hand will beat the dealer hand, and a blind wager. The players... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.a.

20080108413 - System and method for 3d reel effects: Embodiments of the invention described herein include a method for displaying a gaming outcome, in a reel-based gaming machine. The method includes displaying a reel image on a display; modifying the reel image to reflect a gaming outcome; and highlighting a winning combination with a three-dimensional effect.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/wms Gaming

20080108422 - Simulation of mechanical reels of gaming machines: Techniques for simulating mechanical reels are disclosed. The techniques are especially suitable for simulating mechanical reels typically used for reel-based games in gaming machines (or units). Image of at least one rotating mechanical reel can be projected on at least one projection surface to effectively simulate at least one mechanical... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080108427 - Amusement game: The present invention relates to a win method for use in an amusement game, and an amusement game that utilizes the win method. In each play or attempt of the game the player has the choice of trying for a major prize or vending a minor prize. If they opt... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080108423 - Gaming device with dynamic progressive and bonus architecture: A gaming device, a gaming system and a method for operating a gaming device or gaming system with a plurality of bonus and/or progressive outcomes is disclosed. The present disclosure provides a bonus and/or progressive architecture that enables a central controller to add or remove bonusing and/or progressive features from... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108424 - Gaming system and method for providing virtual drawings: A gaming system and method of providing a virtual drawing or drawing promotion including a central server, one or more location servers, and a plurality of gaming devices. A player is provided with a drawing account voucher, which is associated with a drawing account. Based on game play, the drawing... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108425 - Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers: A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines or devices. The gaming machines include an interactive game and a wager triggering event. Upon the occurrence of the wager triggering event during play of the interactive game, the gaming machine causes the placement of a wager component and randomly determines... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108426 - Remote wager gaming system using a video game console: Novel gaming systems, devices, and methods are described for enabling wager gaming with a gaming operator using a game cartridge, such as a USB key, and game storage medium, such as a DVD. The cartridge and disc are inserted into a video game console and a connection with the gaming... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080108429 - Gaming system and method having award distribution using shares: A gaming system including a plurality of gaming devices each having a base game and a bonus pool available to each of the plurality of gaming devices. A processor programmed to provide shares of the bonus pool to one or more actively played gaming device of the plurality of gaming... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108431 - Gaming system and method for providing multiple level progressive awards with increased odds of winning higher level progressive awards: A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines is provided. The gaming system includes a plurality of progressive awards arranged in a hierarchy. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event or qualifying condition, a bonus game is started. A player can win a next... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108430 - Gaming system and method which provides players an opportunity to win a progressive award: A gaming system is provided that includes a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming system includes a progressive award adapted to be provided to a designated winning player of the gaming machines in the gaming system. In one embodiment, the gaming system designates the winning... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108432 - Intelligent ad integration for video gaming: Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to embedded ad placements and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for intelligent ad placements for video gaming. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for intelligent ad integration for video gaming can... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080108436 - Gaming machine and method providing a multi-play high-low game: A gaming machine and method having a high-low game including a plurality of ranked symbols. The gaming machine enables the player to select a number of ranked symbols to play in the game and to make a wager. The gaming machine displays the number of ranked symbols. For each of... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080108437 - Gaming via peer-to-peer networks: Providing a gaming service via an ad hoc peer-to-peer network involves configuring a device to offer a generic peer-to-peer gaming service that facilitates access to a plurality of specific networked games of the device. The device advertises the gaming service using a service discovery protocol of the network. Game play... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, Llc

20080108434 - Internet enabled remote play of interactive mechanical amusement games of skill: A system for remotely playing an interactive mechanical amusement game of skill incorporating a manual input device, game console or personal computer and display, a game console or personal computer application software, internet connection and data exchange via internet protocol, a web hosting server and application software which controls access... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20080108435 - Monitoring and controlling gaming-environments: Techniques for monitoring and controlling gaming-environments are disclosed. Techniques can, for example, facilitate installation of one or more games on a plurality of gaming-machines. A gaming monitor/controller can determine whether gaming-machines in a gaming-environment are suitable for or capable of executing a particular game(s). In addition, data can be generated... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080108438 - Server system, schedule management device and method: Local groups LG formed of players belonging to the same team are generated in store units. The local groups LG of each team are combined to generate groups G of each team (group Ga of team A and group Gb of team B). The groups G of which the number... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080108439 - Cooling configuration for gaming machine display: A gaming device comprises a housing and a generally horizontally mounted thin-panel display. The gaming device includes a display cooling air system. The system includes a plenum leading to one or more passages or openings in a housing of the display which lead to the interior of the display. One... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080108440 - Expandable/baton with twist release for retraction: An expandable baton has a twist release for retraction. Each inner section of the baton can lock in its extended position, relative to the preceding section, after axial extension. That section can be released for axial retraction by rotating that section about the longitudinal axis relative to the preceding section.... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080108400 - Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot: A method and system for playing jackpot and live baccarat games are provided. One feature of the jackpot method involves the use of card combinations that may include, e.g., at least one zero-point card. Another feature of the jackpot method involves initial jackpot contribution from the banker who operates the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080108420 - Gaming device and method for playing game: The present invention provides a gaming device having an interface for inputting a player-selected series of indicia chosen by a player and an output generator for generating a randomly-selected series of indicia. An actuator is provided for activation by the player to generate the randomly-selected series of indicia. The gaming... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins Llc

20080108415 - Gaming machine: A gaming machine includes: a display; an operation unit that allows a player to input commands for playing a game; and a processor that operates to: control the display to perform a variable display of a plurality of symbols in each of a plurality of variable display sections that are... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080108416 - Gaming machine, playing method thereof and gaming system: When a wager relating to an amount of money of a part of game media consumed every unit game in each gaming machine reaches a predetermined amount, a bonus game start signal is received from a host computer. Each gaming machine executes a bonus game and a predetermined amount of... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080108414 - Gaming system and a method of gaming: A gaming system is disclosed which is arranged to randomly display a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols. The gaming system comprises a function allocator arranged to allocate a function to at least one symbol selected from the set of symbols, and a game outcome generator arranged to... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080108419 - Responsible gaming devices: Various gaming devices and gaming systems promoting responsible gaming are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a gaming device includes a display for presenting one or more games, a gaming module that controls the presentation of one or more games, and a responsible gaming module that periodically presents a responsible gaming... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080108421 - Wagering game with award feature for subsets of game outcomes: A method and gaming terminal for playing a wagering game. The method includes conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal. A plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed, such that the game elements are divided into a plurality of types. A player selects at least one of the game... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Nixon Peabody LLP.

20080108428 - Wagering game providing rewards independent from gaming session: A wagering game is comprised of a basic game, a progressive game with a progressive payout, and an input device for identifying players who are playing the basic game and who become eligible for the progressive payout. The progressive payout can be awarded to a player during a selected time... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Nixon Peabody LLP

20080108433 - Responsible gaming devices and related methods: Various methods of promoting responsible gaming are disclosed herein. According to one method, the gaming device receives player input initiating a gaming session. A timer is then initiated in response to the start of a gaming session, and a responsible gaming message is presented to a player at predetermined time... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080102912 - Information processing program and information processing apparatus: Of a region in a tabular form having a plurality of entries and squares related to the entries, a portion thereof including a square designated by a player is displayed on a screen. Next, information about an entry related to the designated square is obtained. The obtained entry is displayed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080102911 - Integration of personalized fantasy data with general sports content: As a user views online content such as a news articles on a Web page, a personalized fantasy sports context interface provides information and Web links related to fantasy sports teams or players such as the names of real-life players and teams that are mentioned in the online content. The... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080102913 - Game and method having a stud poker feature: Disclosed are a game and method for a game including a stud poker feature game.... Agent: Bally Gaming Inc.

20080102914 - Game of skill and system and method for playing it: A system for playing a game of skill with rules fashioned on those of poker and uses one suit of a standard deck of playing cards. The system comprises programming allowing a plurality of players to compete against one another, each player provided a screen with the same hand of... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080102918 - System and method for playing a game of chance having a base game and a bonus game: Embodiments of the invention include method and system for providing a bonus game of chance in conjunction with a plurality of base games of chance over a plurality of gaming locations. The bonus game is associated with a vault including a bonus prize and a secret combination of discrete elements.... Agent: Venable LLP

20080102920 - Gaming system and method of operating a gaming system having a bonus participation bidding sequence: A gaming system where, as players place wagers to play the primary games of the gaming devices, a portion or percentage of the wager placed by each player to initiate the primary game is allocated to an accumulated value pool. A target value is based on the average expected payout... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080102922 - Slot machine and control method of game: an image display device which is provided at a front of the mechanical reel device and is capable of changing the state of the backside thereof from visible to invisible by displaying an image; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) executing a game in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102924 - Slot machine and playing method thereof: A slot machine which differentiates display of symbols satisfying a condition for payout among several types of symbols arranged on a display from display of the other symbols and rearranges the symbols other than the symbols satisfying the condition for payout.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080102925 - Slot machine and playing method thereof: A slot machine is adapted, with respect to a particular symbol selected by a player making a pressing operation to a touch panel, to have fixed a coinciding symbol neighboring a selected particular symbol and coinciding with the selected particular symbol, and raise a tonal scale of a stopping sound... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080102926 - Slot machine and playing method thereof: The plural symbols of a plurality of areas are respectively scrolled and rearranged. Under state before one symbol is rearranged, when a symbol to be rearranged is as a stage having a possibility that a winning will occur in connection with the symbols having been already rearranged, an area width... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080102923 - Slot machine game with user selectable themes: A slot machine method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to present a player with multiple themes simultaneously. A main window can display one screen of a slot machine game, while other windows can display derivative displays of the main window but with a transformation. The transformation can be merely visual... Agent: Muskin & Cusick LLC

20080102921 - Wagering game with a guaranteed win feature: A game of chance may be provided to a player. A system to provide the game of chance may include a display configured to sequentially display a set of elements and at least one set of bonus elements, each set simulating slot machine reels. The system may also include an... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080102936 - Game machine, game system and game control method: In a game machine, a game system, and a game control method according to the present invention, it is made possible to select a game using base game software when points awarded according to a past game execution amount is not more than a preset threshold value. It is made... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080102934 - Gaming system and method for providing enhanced player opportunities for depositing monetary amounts above a designated level: An apparatus and method providing at least one input device which enables a player to deposit an amount of money into a gaming device and a memory device configured to store the deposited amount of money. The gaming device displays the amount of money deposited by the player on a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080102933 - Systems and methods for organizing and distributing revenue within online communities: Methods for apportioning revenue in an online game-playing community include: maintaining a trait summation ladder, the trait summation ladder comprising a hierarchy of player communities, each player community comprising one or more player groups all having a given trait; receiving a request from a user to play an online game,... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080102935 - Unidentified player tracking system and related methods: Unidentified player tracking systems and related methods of tracking an unidentified player are disclosed herein. According to one method, an unidentified player initiates a first gaming session on a first networked gaming machine, and the gaming activity data during the first gaming session is accumulated. A printed voucher that includes... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080102947 - Delivery of advertising into multiple video games: An advertisement delivery scheme and associated facility provide targeted advertisements for multiple video games without advertisers having to specify specific game titles in which they would like their advertisements placed. The targeted advertisements may be provided via a network connection while the video game applications are executed on gaming devices,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20080102949 - Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game: An image display apparatus is caused to respectively display operation guidance constituted from operation instruction icons and end display icons each presenting a specific image and card type icons having display images indicating specific images in first and second specific regions of an image display screen under a predetermined condition.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080102951 - Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game control method: A game apparatus includes an LCD and a touch panel is provided on the LCD. On the LCD is displayed a game screen on which objects of different types are disposed so as to be aligned in a reticular pattern. By a player touching a desired object, a three-dimensional location... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080102953 - Toothbrush affecting game play: A brush, that includes a bristle support member (205) and at least one bristle (210) attached to the bristle support member. The brush also includes at least one sensor (115) that detects motion of the brush and generates corresponding motion signals. A processor (110) can process the motion signals to... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20080102957 - Apparatus, processes and articles for facilitating mobile gaming: In accordance with the teachings of the present embodiment, a system and method for wireless gaming with location-dependent gaming functions are provided. In a particular embodiment, the apparatus includes a gaming server; a wireless network at least partially covering a property, the wireless network comprising a plurality of signal detection... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080102958 - Game system: An ensemble game system for executing an ensemble game comprises a plurality of game apparatuses 10a through 10c communicable to each other. Each of the game apparatuses 10a through 10c outputs a sound of an own part in accordance with a play operation by the player during a first play... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080102955 - System and apparatus for managing latency-sensitive interaction in virtual environments: A structure and method comprises a data structure representing a characteristic of an object in the virtual interactive environment. The device further comprises a client simulator to perform a first simulation of the characteristic of the object in the virtual interactive environment and a server simulator to perform a second... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080102956 - System and method for wirelesss gaming with location determination: In accordance with the teachings of the present embodiment, a system and method for wireless gaming with location-dependent gaming functions are provided. In a particular embodiment, the apparatus includes a gaming server; a wireless network at least partially covering a property, the wireless network comprising a plurality of signal detection... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080102962 - Video game extremity control and object interaction: A video game with multi-axis multi-extremity control. In some embodiments separate extremity control is provided for two legs of a simulated character and movement of the legs affects motion of an inanimate object, for example a skateboard. In some embodiments multi-access multi-extremity control is provided only during a portion of... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080102963 - Internally illuminated video game cabinet: An internally illuminated electronic video game cabinet having a structural enclosure that permits internal illumination to shine out of the cabinet to illuminate nearby objects. The internally illuminated electronic video game cabinet includes a structural enclosure having at least one structural portion thereof that is at least partially transmissive of... Agent: Charles J Rupnick

20080102910 - Electronic trading card: A system for the application of a trading card metaphor to a disassociated computer program and the unique design of several hardware and software systems supports and enhances collecting, trading, game playing, and creating of digital electronic trading cards by taking the traditional trading card metaphor and uniquely updating and... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080102915 - Gaming system and a gaming method: A gaming system comprising a symbol selector arranged to select, in a first play round, at least one first symbol to form at least part of a first player hand comprised of a plurality of symbols and to select at least one second symbol to form at least part of... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080102916 - Gaming system and method which enables multiple players to simultaneously play multiple individual games or group games on a central display: The present disclosure provides a gaming system including a central controller, a central display which includes a plurality of display segments and a plurality player stations. The display segments are configured to each separately display one of a plurality of games, to co-act to display a plurality of games, or... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080102917 - Slot machine and playing method of slot machine: A slot machine includes a first display, a second display, and a controller. In a base game, the first display rearranges a plurality of symbols arranged on a plurality of defined areas. The second display is disposed adjacent to the first display, and displays an effect image in the base... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080102919 - Pluggable modular gaming modifiers and configuration templates for gaming environments: Frameworks for providing modular computer program code and automated configuration of server-based gaming environments are disclosed. One or more “pluggable” modular gaming modifier can be provided for the modular computer program code without requiring the replacement of the entire computer program code for the game. Typically, the pluggable” modular gaming... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080102931 - Electronic game and method for playing a game based upon removal and replacing symbols in the game matrix: Payout methods in a mechanical, an electro-mechanical and/or computer-based slot machine-like games-of-chance enable a series of awards based upon: appearance of predetermined symbol combinations in the symbol matrix; issuance of awards for the predetermined combination of symbols; removal of the winning symbol combinations from the symbol matrix; replacement of removed... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080102927 - Electronic game apparatus and method providing a secondary game triggered apart from a primary game: A gaming device and method where there is a primary game and a bonus game. The player makes a wager and plays the primary game to obtain an outcome. Before, during or after the primary game a bonus game is played, apart from the primary game, which can trigger an... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20080102930 - Gaming device: A slot machine 10 executes rescue pay when a value Ta of a unit game counter has reached Ta max k.... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080102929 - Gaming machine and playing method thereof: Rearrangement symbol data that relate to rearrangement symbols are received from a host computer 200 that determines rearrangement symbols for every unit game. Based on the rearrangement symbol data, a plurality of symbols 180 are rearranged. An award is given based on the plurality of symbols 180 thus rearranged.... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080102932 - Gaming machine having manufacturer-limited gaming parameter values selectable by an operator during gaming machine set-up: The invention provides a gaming machine having manufacturer-limited parameter values or parameter value combinations selectable by an operator during gaming machine set-up. The parameter values preferably include different maximum pay lines associated with different denominations and are limited to those which have been determined by the manufacturer to provide optimum... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080102928 - Video microprocessor game with spinning reels: An electronic gaming machine provides a base game comprising a multi-line spinning reel game and a random prize awarding feature which selectively provides a feature outcome. The machine is arranged to offer the feature outcome when a game has achieved a trigger condition, the machine including trigger detection arranged to... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080102937 - Peripheral device of gaming machine, server, and game system: A peripheral device of a gaming machine includes an imaging unit and a processor. The imaging unit images a human face in response to one imaging command, and generates a plurality of different imaging signals. The processor operates to select one imaging signal from the plurality of imaging signals generated... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080102938 - Peripheral device of gaming machine, server, and game system: A peripheral device of a gaming machine includes an imaging unit, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores therein a reference data item of a predetermined area of an image that is based on an imaging signal generated by the imaging unit. The memory further stores therein several imaging... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080102939 - Peripheral device of gaming machine, server, and game system: A peripheral device of a gaming machine includes an imaging unit, a memory, and a processor. The imaging unit images a human face and generates an imaging signal. The memory stores therein a reference distance data item relating to a distance from the imaging unit to an imaging object. The... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080102940 - System and method for high-speed pari-mutuel wagering: This disclosure provides a wagering system associated with a first wagering facility, the system communicably coupled with a network and including a memory operable to store betting odds on a plurality of wagering events hosted by the first wagering facility. The system further includes a processor coupled to the memory... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Suite 600

20080102941 - System and method for high-speed pari-mutuel wagering: This disclosure provides a wagering system associated with a first wagering facility, the system communicably coupled with a network and including a memory operable to store betting odds on a plurality of wagering events hosted by the first wagering facility. The system further includes a processor coupled to the memory... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Suite 600

20080102942 - Random pay gaming method and system: A method of providing a game for a gaming device using random payout from a prize pool, the game including a plurality of possible game outcomes, is provided. The method comprises: receiving, at the gaming device, a wager amount; receiving an input to initiate game play; and qualifying the wager... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20080102943 - Random pay gaming method and system: A method of providing a game for a gaming device using random payout from a prize pool, the game including a plurality of possible game outcomes, is provided. The method comprises: receiving, at the gaming device, a wager amount; receiving an input to initiate game play; and qualifying the wager... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20080102944 - Player action incentive arrangement for gaming systems: A processing device measures the time it takes for a player to take some action in a game and bases the award or result in the game for the player at least in part on that measured time. A player receives a more desirable result or outcome for a particular... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20080102945 - Procedure and dynamic control system and management of gaming machines: Procedure which comprises the control and statistical evaluation of the use and collection of each one of the gaming machines (1a, . . . 1n) and the game that they are showing for certain temporal parameters or in real time, determination of the functioning game most in demand, determination of... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080102946 - Systems and methods for providing gaming activities: Described herein are various systems and methods for providing gaming activities, these particularly relating to gaming activities where a plurality of players provide respective entry fees. Traditional gaming activities necessarily involve the player putting his or her entry fee at risk. The present invention, at least in some of its... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080102948 - Gaming apparatus and method of controlling image display of gaming apparatus: A gaming apparatus includes a display, a touch panel, and a controller. The touch panel is disposed so as to cover a display screen of the display, and outputs a position signal corresponding to a position touched by a player. The controller displays an image on the display, and moves... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080102950 - Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game: When a player character applies a damage to an attack target character on the basis of an attack action of the player character, it is determined whether the attack is a direct attack or a specific kind of attack different from the direct attack and defined in advance. A panic... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080102952 - Video content determinative keno game system and method: In accordance with some described embodiments, a keno game is tied to video content such that events in the video content determine the outcome of the keno game. In one example, outcome determinative events are selected from a set of potential outcome determinative events and marked with cues when the... Agent: Walker Digital, LLC

20080102954 - System and method for television-based services: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for executing an interactive game in a television distribution system. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input over the television distribution system from a game client indicating an action associated with a game instance, wherein the game client is hosted on... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080102961 - Amusement device shared resource system and method: An amusement device system includes a first amusement device having a controller and a memory, a shared resource device operatively connected to the first amusement device and a second amusement device having a controller and a memory. The second amusement device is in communication with the first amusement device and... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080102959 - Displaying a game menu screen by flash in an on-line game application: A recorded medium comprises a flash module including flash graphic data and action scripts associated with the flash graphic data. The flash module analyzes the flash graphic data and the action scripts. A platform program installed on a client transmits the functionality necessary for game processing through communication with a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080102960 - Game platform and match method for terminal type of client end in online game: A game platform and a match method for terminal type of client end in an online game include: the game platform side searches preset corresponding relation between terminal type identification information and the game according to the terminal type identification information from client end, and sends the game list which... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080102964 - Peripheral device of gaming machine, server, and game system: A peripheral device of a gaming machine includes an imaging unit, a memory, and a processor. The imaging unit images a human face and generates an imaging signal. The memory stores therein a reference data item relating to at least one of a hue, a brightness, and a chroma of... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd